Japan sets up special cell to boost FDI flows into India

IANS | April 3, 2026 4:32 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a new Japan-India Economic Affairs Division to help Japanese companies invest in India, as part of its strategy to bolster bilateral economic ties.

India matters to world; we must be more careful, measured in our responses: Syed Akbaruddin

IANS | April 3, 2026 2:26 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, said that the country's foreign policy is increasingly reflecting the aspirations of its young population and the everyday concerns of ordinary citizens, and while India matters to the world, the reverse is also true and and therefore, it must adopt a more careful and measured approach in its responses.

Unfair to say India follows US: Syed Akbaruddin

IANS | April 3, 2026 1:29 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Friday noted that claims that India follows the United States are "unfair" and "not reflective of reality".

UN chief urges diplomacy to stop Iran conflict​

Arul Louis​ | April 2, 2026 9:27 PM

United Nations, April 2 (IANS) With a firm message to Israel, the United States, and Iran to immediately stop the conflict, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for supporting diplomacy to stop the threatened “spiral of death and destruction”.​